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| Author: | Beard, L. Butler, S. |
| Title: | Introducing JIT manufacturing: It's easier than you think |
| Journal: | Business Horizons
2000 : SEP-OCT, VOL. 43:5, p. 61-64 |
| Index terms: | JUST-IN-TIME PRODUCTION MANUFACTURING INVENTORY CONTROL |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Several manufacturers have bypassed the obstacles and adapted JIT to fit their individual needs, deriving benefits along the way. The practical difficulties arising from the implementation of a Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory management approach have caused some managers to dismiss it as a passing fad. When asked to cite the inventory strategies that do and do not work for their companies, purchasing managers identified JIT as the most frequently mentioned failure. |
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